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ama swat ORLANDO CLARKE, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 100,982, dated March 22,1870.

BASE-BURNING STOVE, FOR SHAVING-S AND OTHER LIGHT F UEL.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORLANDO CLARKE, of Rockford, in the county of \Vinnebago and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Stoves for Burning Shavings and Fine Fuel; and I do hereby declare that the fol owing is a full, clear, and

exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being'ha'd' to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in stoves for heating purposes, more specially designed for shops where shavings, saw-dust, and

' other light and fine fuel is used, but which is adapted lower section or fire-box of the stove, showing the lowerfiues.

Eiimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This stove consists in an upper flue section, A, and a lower flue section or base, 13, connected together by the central cylinder or'fuel-magazine G, and by four (more or less) vertical tubular lines D.

In this example of my invention, the sections are shown square, and thefiues D areplaced atthe four angles.

The store is elevated on legs E, as seen in fig. 1. F represents a cover on the upper section A, which closes over the top of the magazine 0. The fuel is introduced into the magazine by removing this cover.

Gr represents the fuel. H represents doors (one or more may be used) in the lower section through which air is admitted, and

by means of which the ashes is removed from the firebox.

The fuel rests on the bottom plate of the section B in a conical form, as represented, and it is ignited at the basethrough one or both of the doors H.

As the fuel consumes it settles down in the magazinc and operates similar to the ordinary base-burning coal stove in this respect-,but without any grate being necessary.

The products of combustion pass through between the partition plates I at the points J J, and find their way into the tines D, and through them into the upper section A, from whence it escapes into the chim- Heat will be radiated from the inner side of the upper section line L, and from each of its other sides as well as from all the parts of the lower section B.

Air being freely admitted through the slide dampers in the doors the cone of fuel in the fire-box or section B will be constantly surrounded by flame.

The current of air admitted through the dampers will create a draught sufiiciently strong through the narrow spaces J J to carry off the light ashes of the fuel conc, and thus a new surface will'be constantly presented for the fire to act upon, the heat of which will be constantly radiated from the extended surface which we have referred to, thus furnishing a most efiicient method for warming shops and consuming and utilizing the heat from all descriptions of refuse fuel as well as from all other kinds of fuel.

I propose, if I find it advisable, to, divert the heat and products of combustion from the course indicated so as to carry it into any water-heating or cooking apparatus which I may desire to connect with the stove, the main object being to apply the base-burning principle to other purposes than simply heating.

In the present arrangement, m represents apertures (with suitable covers) for giving access to the angles of the lower section for cleaning them of ashes, soot, 8m.

n represents rods extending through the lines I), for holding the sections A and B together.

To allow of this arrangement the bottom plate of A and the top plate of B are made to project over the ends of the flue, so as to receive the rod, as seen in the drawing.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure. by Letters Patent- 1. The sections A and B, magazine 0, and fines D, arranged, combined, and operating substantially as and for thepurposes herein shown and described.

2. The arrangement of the partition .I, by which the flow of the products of combustion is directed, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of the section or base B, (con.-

substantially as described.

ORLANDO CLARKE.

Witnesses: I

Gnonen- W. MABEE, Annx. l1. Ronnn'rs. 

